Data obtained from the DOC indicated that on May 1st there were 910 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) incarcerated in the state’s prison system; criminal aliens were 6.18 percent of the total prison population.

Using DOC Inmate Population Profiles and ICE detainer numbers, the following table reveals the total number inmates, the number of domestic and criminal alien inmates along with the percentage of inmates with ICE detainers incarcerated on May 1st in the state’s prisons.

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Month/Day/Year

DOC Total Number Inmates

DOC Total Number Domestic Inmates

DOC Total Number Inmates W/ICE Detainers

DOC Percent Inmates W/ICE Detainers

May 1, 2019

14,723

13,813

910

6.18%

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 May 19 and Inmate Population Profile 01 May 19.

Using DOC ICE detainer numbers, the following table reveals the number and percentage of criminal alien prisoners incarcerated on May 1st that were sent to prison from the state’s 36 counties.

Using the DOC Inmate Population Profile and ICE detainer numbers from May 1st, the following table reveals the total number inmates by crime type, the number of domestic and criminal alien prisoners incarcerated by type of crime and the percentage of those crimes committed by criminal aliens.

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Crime

DOC Total Number Inmates by Type of Crime

DOC Total Number Domestic Inmates by Type of Crime

DOC Total Number Inmates W/ICE Detainers by Type of Crime

DOC Inmates W/ICE Detainers as a Percent of Total Inmates by Type of Crime

Sex Abuse

1,778

1,595

183

10.29%

Rape

983

811

172

17.50%

Homicide

1,800

1,669

131

7.28%

Sodomy

1,058

958

100

9.45%

Assault

2,041

1,956

85

4.16%

Drugs

908

827

81

8.92%

Robbery

1,441

1,396

45

3.12%

Kidnapping

269

243

26

9.67%

Burglary

1,223

1,205

18

1.47%

Theft

943

927

16

1.70%

Driving Offense

245

241

4

1.63%

Vehicle Theft

549

547

2

0.36%

Arson

82

82

0

0.00%

Escape

35

35

0

0.00%

Forgery

53

53

0

0.00%

Other / Comb. Crimes

1,315

1,268

47

3.57%

Total

14,723

13,813

910

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 May 19 and Inmate Population Profile 01 May 19.

Using DOC ICE detainer numbers, the following table reveals the self-declared countries of origin of the 910 criminal alien prisoners by number and percentage incarcerated on May 1st in the state’s prisons.

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Country

DOC Total Number Inmates W/ ICE Detainers by Self-Declared Country of Origin

DOC Percent Inmates W/ICE Detainers by Self-Declared Country of Origin

Beyond the DOC criminal alien incarceration numbers and incarceration percentages, per county and per crime type, or even country of origin, criminal aliens place a substantial economic burden on Oregonians.

David Olen Cross of Salem, Oregon is crime researcher who writes on immigration issues and foreign national crime. The preceding report is a service to Oregon state, county and city governmental officials to help them assess the impact of foreign national crime in the state. He can be reached at docfnc@yahoo.com. His past crime reports can be found at http://docfnc.wordpress.com/.

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